Ad-hoc disclosure of July 18, 2025
- Disclosure of Insider Information as per Article 17 of MAR
- Wacker Chemie AG / Annual Forecast
- WACKER lowers annual forecast
Munich , Jul 18, 2025
This is due to the ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, which is resulting in weak demand among customers in numerous segments. This situation is compounded by the unfavorable development in EUR/USD exchange rates since the beginning of the second quarter and the expectation that the current exchange rate level will remain unchanged. As far as polysilicon is concerned, the company had also expected the trade policy related uncertainties in the US market for solar polysilicon to be resolved over the course of the year, allowing demand to recover. This development has so far not materialized.
In detail, WACKER’s expectations are now as follows:
Group sales outlook for 2025 is now in the range of €5.5 billion to €5.9 billion (previous guidance: €6.1 billion to €6.4 billion). Full-year EBITDA is now expected to reach between €500 million and €700 million (previous guidance: €700 million to €900 million). The current average market expectations put Group sales at €5.8 billion and EBITDA at around €670 million (source: Vara Research, July 16, 2025). The company now expects to report a more or less balanced net cash flow (previous guidance: positive, significantly higher than in the previous year).
Additional information:
ISIN: DE000WCH8881
WKN: WCH888
Deutsche Boerse: WCH
Ticker Bloomberg: CHM/WCH:GR
Ticker Reuters: CHE/WCHG.DE
Zulassung: Amtlicher Markt (Prime Standard), Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse
Contact
Wacker Chemie AG
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
D-81737 München
Jörg Hoffmann
Tel. +49 89 6279-1633
Email investor.relations@wacker.com
Additional Information
ISIN:
DE000WCH8881
WKN:
WCH888
Deutsche Boerse
: WCH
Ticker Bloomberg
CHM/WCK.GR
Ticker Reuters
CHE/WCHG.DE
Listing:
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse), Official Market (Prime Standard)
Disclaimer:
This publication contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimates of WACKER’s Executive Board. Although we assume the expectations in these forward-looking statements are realistic, we cannot guarantee they will prove to be correct. The assumptions may harbor risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual figures to differ considerably from the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such discrepancies include changes in the economic and business environment, variations in exchange and interest rates, the introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance for new products or services, and changes in corporate strategy. WACKER does not plan to update its forward-looking statements, nor does it assume the obligation to do so.
This document includes supplemental financial measures (not clearly defined in the applicable financial reporting framework) that are or may be alternative performance measures (APM). These supplemental financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as alternatives to measures of WACKER’s net assets and financial positions or results of operations as presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework in its Consolidated Financial Statements. Other companies that report or describe similarly titled alternative performance measures may calculate them differently. Explanations of financial measures used can be found in the Annual Report of Wacker Chemie AG which is available for download under www.wacker.com.
Download
Ad-hoc disclosure
(PDF | 112 KB)